Hi All! I am just starting the sleeve journey and my surgery is on June 29 in Juarez Mexico with Dr Rodriguez. I got the pre-op diet instructions from him and I will start this on June 18 for the 2 weeks prior to surgery. I read all of the blogs/topics on the forum and I have heard everything from doing nothing but protein shakes to complete liquid diets during the preop diet plan. My instructions simply say to keep your carb intake less than 50 grams a day and high protein intake (no less than 20 per serving) and no less than 6 carbs in the same serving with no caloric restrictions for each day. Of course, drink as much water as you can handle then drink some more lol! Oh, and the protein consumed must be in solid protein ex: chicken, lean steak, hard boiled egg, etc. This to me sounds a lot like the Atkins diet?! Anyone else??

I did Atkins for my pre-op and lost 17 lbs.. I was satisfied and never felt cheated...

Good Luck!!

Did a lower fat version of Atkins induction with under 20g of carbs a day, even though I did have a bit more sharp cheddar than I think they many have wanted me to eat. I had just under 2 weeks with the way my scheduling went, felt great and dropped about 14 lbs - I guess my liver was teeeny-tiny on surgery day.

Thank you!! This makes me feel so much better! I kept thinking I was going to over eat and not "shrink my liver"!!!!

It is kinda like it. My NUT calls it the extreme Atkins

My Dr had me do a 30 day pre-op with carbs of 30g or less (total carb not net carbs). The NUT told me that at 50 or less you will shrink your liver. I think my Dr says 30 just to make sure people stick within the limits and do not try to eat up to the 50.